Times past for Dec. 15

December 15, 2012

Kingsmore's contract was approved by a 3-2 vote. As superintendent of Marietta City Schools, he faces $1 million in budget cuts and an 8.5-mill operating levy.

Marietta Memorial Hospital and CareUnit will co-sponsor a community CareCab service from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Dec. 24 through Jan. 1. CareCab provides free taxi rides home to people who have had too much to drink.

Dec. 16

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The Marietta Senior High and Middle School choirs will perform holiday concerts Thursday, Nov. 17 at the high school auditorium. A reception will follow the concerts.

The Capitol Christmas Tree cutting will be aired on CBS Saturday, Dec. 19, at 7:30 a.m. The cutting, which occurred on Nov. 20, was filmed be Ed Johnston of the outdoors show "Agricountry."

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Despite the fire at the Phoenix Mill decimating the building, two safes were pulled from the rubble and the valuable papers and books found inside were still in good condition.

A final inspection of the New Matamoras Road is set to be completed Wednesday, Dec. 18. The concrete road, which was paved with state aid, will soon be open to traffic.